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Classics
Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton: This collection of short stories by Edith Wharton explores the complexities of human nature, societal expectations, and the supernatural. From poignant tales of love and loss to... See More
Classics
Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the story of Undine Spragg, from... See More
Classics
An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel. Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
This anthology spans more than a century of noir fiction set in the heart of the Big Apple -- "17 sure winners" from Edith Wharton, Donald Westlake, and more (Publishers Weekly, starred review). The island of Manhattan has... See More
World Literature
A pair of masterly short novels, featuring an introduction by Elizabeth Strout, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Anything Is Possible and My Name Is Lucy Barton Thought Edith Wharton is best known for her cutting... See More
Classics
Crucial Instances by Edith Wharton: Explore the complexities of human relationships and social norms in "Crucial Instances" by Edith Wharton. This collection may include a series of short stories that delve into the... See More
Classics
Like most Wharton novels, The House of Mirth examines the conflict between rigid social expectation and personal desire. Lily Bart is adept at playing society's games, which expect her to achieve an advantageous marriage... See More
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Women's Fiction
Published in 1927 the classic novel by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Edith Wharton. Twilight sleep is the English translation of the German word Dämmerschlaf and is an amnesic condition characterized by insensibility to... See More
Classics
Brimming with romance and important social questions, Edith Wharton's novel The Fruit of the Tree offers something for everyone. The story expertly weaves themes of workers' rights, medical ethics, and end-of-life care into... See More
Out of print for several decades, here is Edith Wharton's superb satirical novel of the Jazz Age, a critically praised best-seller when it was first published in 1927. Sex, drugs, work, money, infatuation with the occult and... See More
Classics
Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the... See More
Action & Adventure
An artist watches his son go to the frontlines of WWI in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth. Paris, 1914. An American painter living abroad, John Campton is... See More
World Literature
With an essay by Hermione Lee. 'It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions' A searing, shocking tale of women as consumer items in a... See More
Romance
Discover the love, passion and heartbreak through the ages in this collection of carefully selected historical romance novels which will transport you to the time of Ancient Egypt, Medieval Castles, Renaissance Cities... See More
Travel & Tourism
The first of two books early 20th century writer Edith Wharton wrote about her travels through the Italian countryside, Italian Villas and Their Gardens focuses on the elaborate and finely tuned mansions and great houses... See More
Classics
'He seemed a part of the mute melancholy landscape, an incarnation of its frozen woe, with all that was warm and sentient in him fast bound below the surface' Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to... See More
Classics
A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century New York society, an area with which... See More
Classics
Adulthood Is Not At All A Fairy Tale "She had given him all she had - but what was it compared to the other gifts life held for him? She understood now the case of girls like herself to whom this kind of thing happened. They... See More
ClassicsLike most Wharton novels, The House of Mirth examines the conflict between rigid social expectation and personal desire. Lily Bart is adept at playing society's games, which expect her to achieve an advantageous marriage... See More
Poetry & Drama
The Custom of the Country tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. The Spraggs, a family of midwesterners from the city of Apex who have made money through somewhat... See More
Classics
The House of Mirth is a novel by Edith Wharton about a woman who is destroyed by the society that created her. "The House of Mirth" is the story of Lily Bart, a high-society, but penniless, young woman in turn-of-the-century... See More
Whispersync for Voice
The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class couple's impending marriage, and the introduction of the bride's cousin, plagued by scandal, whose presence threatens their happiness. The novel is noted for attention to detail... See More
Classics
A novella of love and adultery, American innocence and French sophistication, Madame de Treymes is the story of Fanny de Malrive's attempt to extricate herself and her son from an unhappy marriage. See More
Education & Reference
Perhaps the best-known and most popular of Edith Wharton's novels, Ethan Frome is widely considered her masterpiece. Set against a bleak New England background, the novel tells of Frome, his ailing wife Zeena and her... See More
World Literature
Described by literary critic Robert Morss Lovett as "a novelist of civilization, absorbed in the somewhat mechanical operations of civilization, absorbed in the somewhat mechanical operations of culture, preoccupied with the... See More
World Literature
Greatest Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton Indulge in the captivating and nuanced world of Edith Wharton with the Greatest Stories of Edith Wharton. This collection brings together a selection of Wharton's masterful... See More
Literary Fiction
In "Tales of Men and Ghosts" Edith Wharton spins ten tales with a certain "thermometrical" quality. That is: the ability to "send a cold shiver down one's spine." This is a collection of stories originally published in... See More
History
Originally published in 1898. PREFACE: The definite object proposed in this work is an examination of the general history of Europe and America with particular reference to the effect of sea power upon the course of that... See More
HorrorSuperhit Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Edith Wharton with the Superhit Stories of Edith Wharton. This collection brings together a selection of Wharton's compelling... See More